LOL. The "gentle climb" to the finish is showing it's teeth (those teeth being very sharp after the 4 claws earlier in the day have softened the riders up.
The lead group is down to seven riders - Landis, Liephiemer, Kloden, Evans, Menchov, Sastre and Boogard.
170 posted on 07/13/2006 8:01:05 AM PDT by commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)